Volume 1, Chapter 53: As If It Were Destined From the Very Beginning

The bailiffs kept brandishing their weapons, trying to drive away the hundreds of birds. Yet these creatures seemed strangely human; whenever a blade was swung, they scattered, and the moment it stopped, they swooped in to attack, even covering the bailiffs from head to toe in droves of bird droppings, which infuriated the officers to no end.

"Come down? You must be joking. Now that I've finally made it up here, how could I leave without giving you a proper souvenir? Take this!" With a mischievous grin, Buse once again summoned the Samadhi True Fire from within his body. This time, he wanted to see if this quilt could still afford to be so arrogant.

What Yitian said was not far from the truth; the only difference was that he twisted the narrative, claiming that the Azure Dragon had attacked of its own accord rather than under his orders. With this single alteration, the entire implication changed completely. From any perspective, Netherworld's death was now a matter of bringing destruction upon himself, having nothing whatsoever to do with Yitian.

The expressions of Tian Xiang and Han Fei shifted simultaneously. The most formidable offensive art in Taoism was the Palm Thunder, and even practitioners who had surpassed the Nascent Soul stage were not necessarily capable of executing the Levitation Technique. Yet Lin Feng had accomplished it with ease. Could it be that he had been concealing his true strength all along?

Hardly knowing how much time had passed, Lin Feng managed to force his eyes open, only to discover that everything in this region had changed. The mountain peaks had been leveled to the ground, and the buildings and trees had vanished entirely, leaving the entire area transformed into a vast desert.

This interview undoubtedly magnified the panic sweeping through the stock market, plunging the trading floor into a sea of lamentation with numerous businesses teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

Reaching out, she gave Han Yan's thigh a fierce pinch before Cai Yan rose to her feet and drifted away like a phantom.

The voice was exceedingly ethereal, seeming to ring out right beside their ears while simultaneously echoing from some distant place far away. Heard in the quiet stillness of the night, it involuntarily filled one's heart with a creeping sense of dread.

"The Heavenly Blade Alliance?" Hearing this name, a flash of shock crossed Buse's eyes, while Ling Ruoyan and Fei Lieyang had long since drained of all color in terror. They were hardly strangers to the mysterious organization known as the Heavenly Blade Alliance, but why on earth would the Demonic Sect provoke them? What kind of chaotic entanglement was this?

Expressionless, Qin Ge stepped forward from the plaza to accept his share of the lower-grade evolutionary crystal. Without even glancing at it, he tossed it directly into his pocket.

Su Qian gritted her teeth. Let's protect the Earth first, she thought, hoping that Lin Bin could defeat the Gundam aliens and capture their cosmic battleship. At worst, she would just have to wait out the two years.

Especially now that the estate was preparing to forge a marital alliance with the Zhao family, if it truly went through, she could only imagine how relentlessly Zhao Xueru would mock her within these walls. Having already been reduced to a concubine—even a favored one—she would still be a concubine, forever suppressed beneath Zhao Xueru's thumb. Her delicate fingers tightened their grip a fraction more.

This colossal sword was likewise condensed from the power of the ancient corpse god, yet it was clearly far, far larger than the giant swords that had plummeted from the heavens. It spanned over a dozen meters in width and reached a height of fifty to sixty meters, radiating an aura of sheer terror.

Knowing that Su Qian was torn, Lin Bin made the decision for them. With the international factions relentlessly pursuing and intercepting them with such reckless disregard for their lives, there was no guarantee they would be this fortunate the next time. If they waited until someone on their side was killed before making a choice, it would be too late for regret.

When everyone connected through the network to take a look, they finally understood the situation. Although it was impossible to observe what was happening inside the caves of Miracle Valley, they could easily deduce seven or eight parts out of ten.

Anyone capable of ascending to the position of Commander in the Brocade Guard was no fool. Zhou Xiang was certain that Li Li must also understand what was truly going on in his heart; they simply chose not to voice it. Sometimes, unspoken mutual understanding was the best outcome, and certain matters were better left unsaid.

The two individuals left at the doorway exchanged a glance, finding themselves in an exceedingly awkward position. In their current posture, it was truly all too easy for others to jump to misunderstandings.

"Just this last bit, Your Majesty, please drink it. Otherwise, you'll surely wake up with a headache tomorrow." Like coaxing a child, Li Yao half-coaxed and half-fed the final spoonful of the hangover soup to Dong Qilin.